Match book



Cd. 15, 1940-. c C BALDW|N 2,217,854

MATCH BOOK Filed April 2, 1938 1 1' '3' INYE/VTOE BY MtJMb-M Hrro A/EYPatented Oct. 15, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2Claims.

This invention relates to match books or folders,

and undertakes to provide as a new article of manufacture an improvedform of match book, embodying certain unique features of construc- 5tion and arrangement and also eliminating the usual method of lightingmatch splints, the said improvements relating more especially tomatchbooks embodying a match ignition chamber for facilitating the safeignition of the match, and wherein the match splint cards or fillers areso shaped and attached at their base ends to the encompassing materialof the folder or cover of the book as to c'o-operate in the formation ofthe said ignition chamber at that end of the book, the said chamberhaving one or more of its inner walls provided with a match ignition surface, and being dimensioned for permitting the insertion of the matchhead, after which the withdrawal of the match under a slight pressureupon the walls of the chamber, will ensure its positive and safelighting, the remaining flexible portions of the material of the coveror folder serving for providing a. back and frontal flap or closuregiving protection to the match heads and splints and assuringconvenience and ease in the detachment of individual matches for use.

Another object is to provide a match book or folder having an ignitionchamber or cavity which is entirely closed except at the laterallydisposed ends of that portion of the book encompassing the base of thematch card, the ignition material being incorporated-upon one or more ofthe inner walls of the chamber, entirely protected from dirt ordampness, and in which chamber in the process of lighting a match, thehead of the match splint is first inserted longitudinally and thenwithdrawn under a slight pressure upon the walls of the chamber, by,which operation the match is lighted.

The accompanying drawing clearly illustrates certain preferredembodiments and features of the invention, the same being fullyexplained in the specification forming a part of this application, andbeing defined in the claims. In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of the invention asapplied to a match book,

the cover flap being shown as open, and indicating form shown in Figure5, illustrating an end-on view of the ignition chamber in the base ofthe book.

Figure 3 is an interior plan view of the open cover or folder beforecomplete assembly, with 5 a double card of match splints constitutingthe filler laid thereupon, prior-toits being folded for attachment, andthe end of the cover with the ignition material indicated at either sideof the narrow central portion of the card, which cover 10 when foldedupon and attached to the card will complete the ignition chamber.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a single card of match splints or fillersadaptable to another form of my invention. 1

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the second form of the folder alreadyreferred to, with the ignition chamber incorporated therein.

In practising my invention I provide fillers or inserts representedgenerally at 3 and 4 in the m drawing, the same comprising cards ofpaper match splints, and which cards may be in the double form as shownin Fig. 3, and then folded over on the medial line 8, prior to assemblyand attachment, or if preferred, single forms 25 of the cards may beused and assembled together, the single cards, one form of which isshown in Fig. 4, being superimposedin exact alignment, to complete thefiller, as shown in Fig. 2.

, For the inserts or fillers thus formed, a flexible 3 cover or. folder6 is provided, the samebeing of. an oblong strip of any suitablematerial and being folded upon itself to form an encompassing integralend portion 9 with inwardly opposed faces, a back portion l0, folded atlines I, a 35 frontal closure flap H. Ignition material I2 is appliedupon one or more of the opposed, the inner faces of the integral endfold 9, the said material being extended laterally outward, clear to theouter edges of the cover, as clearly'shown in the drawing. The fillersare positioned within the folders with their base marginal portionslocated and encompassed within the fold 9 where same are permanentlysecured by means of a wire staple or stitch l3 being passed through theassembly of match cards and overlying cover, and there clinched.

It will be noted that the filler 3 is formed with a centrally extendednarrow portion 3a, and if this form is used in making up the books, then50 the base marginal edge of this narrow portion makes contact with thematerial of the cover forming the integral end fold 9. Thus with thisform two separate ignition chambers H are formed and provided, one ateither side of the 55 said narrow portion and in direct axial alignmentwith each other.

If however the form represented at 4 is used, then the face of thecomparatively narrow base marginal edge of the filler does not makecontact with the said fold, but is positioned therefrom slightly,leaving a continuous tubular space extended through from side to side ofthe folder at this integral end thereof, which tubular space constitutesan open ended ignition chamber H for this form of the assembly.

With whichever form of filler used, the folder is mounted thereon asstated, and the back porti'on I and frontal closure flap Ii, operate inconventional manner, the book being closed by simply inserting theextremity of the frontal fiapdown under the free edge of the opposedextremity of the end fold 9.

If preferred, the form of cover represented in- Figures 5 and 2 may beemployed, wherein the front and back portions Illa, Ila of the folderare made of equal length and in parallel extension with the matchsplints for their full length and to a point just beyond the match headswhere the extreme free end of each is folded inwardly at a right angleso that the faces.

of said ends oppose each other in close proximity when the book is inclosed position. This form of book may be readily manipulated with onehand, the opening process is indicated in the drawing, the other handbeing employed in detaching a match splintand igniting same in eitherend of the chamber I4.

It will be noted that the main feature of the invention lies in theprovision of the ignition chamber or chambers extended laterally inaxial alignment out through the sides of the base end of the assembly,the said chambers being entirely inclosed by the integral and uncutmaterial of the cover, and being formed between the base portion of thematch splints and the opposite or adjacent turns or folds of the covermaterial, there being suitable ignition material incorporated upon oneor more of the inner walls of the said chambers, these chambers beingadapted as stated for engaging the head of the match splint, as and forthe purpose described.

Obviously economies in manufacture are assured, and appearance enhanced,when the features embodied in the described forms of match books arepresent, besides making same more desirable as advertising mediums. Andwhile I have herein shown and described certain structural features ofthe invention, it is understood that I may vary same in minor details,not departing however from the spirit of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A match book comprising a flexible cover member folded upon itself toprovide a back portion, a frontal portion and an encompassing integralend portion, an assembly of match splint cards secured by their baseends within the encompassing integral end portion of the cover, the saidbase ends at their outer lateral margins being spaced from the materialof the cover to provide openings for the insertion of a match head, andignition material located within the said openings and adapted to ignitethe match' upon frictional contact therewith.

2. A match book comprising a card of matches having a base marginalportion so shaped as to provide a space longitudinally between its sidemarginal edges sufficient to permit the insertion and withdrawal of thematch head, a cover having an integral end folded upon and secured tothe base marginal portion of the card, and having match ignitingmaterial upon one or more of the inner opposed faces of said integralend fold, and co-operating with the match card in the formation of amatch igniting chamber, which is entirely closed except at the laterallydisposed ends of the encompassing integral end portion, and having aflexible portion providing a back and a flap formation closure, saidcard and encompassing integral-end of the cover being united by a stapleor wire stitch.

' CHARLES C. BALDWIN.

